Today, 13 September 2005

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    22 1 TODAY TODAY /AeljJj-\Corp incorporating IMTCiiIS Tuesday September 13, 2005 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Frew incorporating dtr63tS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday September 13, 2005 todayonline.com
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  • Article
    Net closes in on blogs of hate
    669 1  -  ANSLEYNG Two charged over online racist rants; other Netizens may watch their words a nsley@newstoday.com.sg BLOGGERS have become used to letting off steam, while invective in Internet forums is nothing new. Yesterday, however, the online community received a little reminder that real laws
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    Lock icon CAUGHT IN THE WEB
    75 1 Koh, left, and Lim were charged for committing an act which could "promote feelings of ill-will" by posting "anti-Malay and anti-Muslim remarks", according to court documents. The offence comes under the Sedition Act, which was introduced in Singapore-then a British colony- in 1948. Under this Act,
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    Lock icon Temasek Holdings posts $7.6b profit
    339 1 BLOOMBERG TEMASEK Holdings, Singapore's investment company, posted a 3.8-per-cent rise in group net income to $7.6 billion in the year ended March 31, according to bond offer documents. Sales rose 22 per cent to $68.7 billion, according to the sale prospectus. Contributions from STT Communications,
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    Lock icon Record payoff for Koizumi's gamble
    136 1 -AFP TOKYO The final count is stunning. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) bagged 296 seats or a record 61.7 per cent of the all-important lower house of parliament in the weekend vote, official results showed yesterday. It is sharply higher than
    -AFP  -  136 words
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  • hot news
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      A splash towards sufficiency
      497 2  -  LOH CHEE KONG About the size of nine football fields, fourth 'national tap' at Tuas to be turned on today cheekong@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S fourth "national tap" is ready and it will be turned on today. As the final piece in the country's water strategy the $200-million desalination
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      Former S-League coach in jail
      260 2  -  DARREN LAI THE law has caught up with former S-League coach David O'Connor (picture), who repeatedly failed to turn up for hearings in a court case. He is currently serving a 14-day jail term at the Queenstown Remand Prison. The 54-year-old Australian national was involved
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      Storm disrupts traffic, hits streetlights
      145 2  -  -LOHCHEEKONG THE heavy storm which hit Singapore for more than six hours yesterday caused traffic lights at 20 junctions across the island went out Cable TV services to some households were disrupted. Madam Nahariah Mahmud, 38, told Today she had witnessed a "red fireball" perhaps
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      A to-do list for re-elected Koizumi
      777 3  -  WILLIAM PESEKJR 10 sweeping suggestions to raise Japan's game DEAR Prime Minister Koizumi, First off, congratulations. Your election victory on Sunday was as impressive as it was convincing the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) first singleparty majority win in 15 years. You convinced voters that
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Romancing the Middle East nations
      452 4 BLOOMBERG Islamic financial products could help open doors, says SM Goh SENIOR MINISTER Goh Chok Tong has identified the Middle East as the new growth area for Singapore companies to explore as they venture beyond China and India for future expansion. The best opportunities, he
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      Lock icon Is HK Disneyland a tourist magnet?
      364 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH IN HONG KONG christie@newstoday.com.sg ON A blazing 33 degree Celsius day, some 16,000 people queued outside Hong Kong's spanking new Disneyland at Lantau Island, anxious to enter the park at exactly lpm, the time deemed auspicious by Disney's feng shut experts. Among
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        MORE DIAGNOSED WITH DENGUE
        39 6 Dengue cases hit another high last week, totalling 690, compared to the previous week's 546 cases. Another 98 cases were identified yesterday.This brings the total number of beds taken up in hospitals islandwide to 287.
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        Lock icon AN END TO MOBILE SPAMMING?
        103 6 938 LIVE The proposed Spam Control Bill now covers mobile spamming. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has included this in its latest draft, which has been put up for public consultation. The latest draft of the Bill also gives anyone who suffers damages or
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        Lock icon BOATING MADE EASIER
        69 6 938 LIVE From next month, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will issue lifetime driving licences for powered pleasure craft. They are now only valid for five years. The MPA will also renew the licence for non-motorised sailing dinghies once every three years, instead of
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        Lock icon SALE OF FLATS SUSPENDED
        69 6 938 LIVE From Thursday, the Housing Development Board (HDB) will temporarily suspend the sale of flats in mature estates It has offered flats in established towns such as Bukit Merah, Geylang, Queenstown, Kallang and Whampoa for sale since May but is putting this on hold to
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      Lock icon This will keep your dates safe
      215 6  -  DAWN QUEK MR THUM Ping Tjin, 26, made headlines as the first Singaporean to swim across the English Channel. Now, he will be doing his part for society by endorsing the Action for Aids (AFA) 2006 calendar. But the Rhodes Scholar, who leaves Singapore
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      Jobs on the horizon
      496 6  -  LEE U-WEN 23 per cent of employers expected to hire in 4th quarter u-wen@newstoday.com.sg GOOD news for job-hunters. Hiring will remain brisk for the final quarter this year, with 23 per cent of employers expected to hire, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook survey. This
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      Good service does exist – and the Tourism Host of the Year awards prove it
      294 6  - Good service does exist and the Tourism Host of the Year awards prove it VALERIE LAW THE Singapore Tourism Board's Tourism Host of the Year awards drive home the fact that role models in good service are not exotic creatures. Typically, they are people such as Sovereign taxi driver Tommy
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      45 6 SHOULD YOU ACT ON THAT HUNCH YOU'VE HAD ALL WEEK? Find out in your rtO^BßS^^. hOrOS o O n P^a O c d 39 m JM) n*£Cfi2i w »C/ r Wt 0 t *fS^;pk>°>- :JW th^'oolta^°>^' IK i^--^ msit-frnf'^^'J-^H, *V^ o >S"^ ^^^tt^li TT^Hi >„.. I
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Just one more year, says Koizumi
      411 9 —AGENCIES He rejects pleas from allies to stay on beyond next Sept TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi got to work yesterday on his mission to transform Japan's economic and political landscape after achieving a historic election victory. As he basked in the win, allies
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      Lock icon Palestinians exult as Israel leaves Gaza
      236 9 ■AFP KFARDAROM(Gaza Strip) As the last Israeli soldier moved out of Gaza yesterday, putting an end to 38 years of occupation, the new "homeowners", the Palestinians, trashed synagogues, set fire to buildings and unleashed triumphant volleys of gunfire. Synagogues in Ganei Tal and Morag
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TEACHER DIES AS FLOOR CRASHES
        50 9 -DPA A 43-year-old Malaysian teacher fell to his death when the floor of a classroom gave way, sending him crashing five metres on to concrete below. The wooden beams supporting the floor of the higher floors of the Kedah school were termite-infested and had decayed.
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        Lock icon HUMAN EGG DIVIDED WITHOUT SPERM
        39 9 ■AFP Scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep say they have divided human eggs without the use of sperm. The process, called parthenogenesis, may help produce embryonic stem cells for therapeutic purposes, the scientists said.—
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      Lock icon When mozzies and mercenaries descend
      258 10 AFP BATON ROUGE (Louisiana) United States health officials on Sunday declared war on mosquitoes in swamp-like New Orleans, two weeks after Hurricane Katrina catastrophically flooded the city. "We will begin spraying for mosquitoes and flies in the New Orleans area," Assistant US Surgeon General Admiral
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      Unleash the POWER with a tasty punch!
      72 10 BRANDS® Chewable C Double Action is specially formulated for kids to help support their immunity and reduce the duration of the common cold. Combined with Zinc, it aids the functioning of immune system while supporting wound healing. Tasty and chewable, it also adds
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      Lock icon LA, Melbourne next?
      379 10 AGENCIES On the anniversary of 911, Al Qaeda makes a new threat DUBAI The Europe branch of the Al Qaeda network has issued a warning that it would avenge the killing and torture of Muslims around the globe, in one of a flurry of statements issued on
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      Lock icon Talks on UN reform fall apart
      433 11 AGENCIES Key document jeopardised by issues of management, rights UNITED NATIONS Crisis talks on human rights and United Nations management reform ahead of the three-day 2005 World Summit have fallen apart, a spokesman for the US UN mission said yesterday. "These two issues, management
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon POTENT ROLLERCOASTER RIDE
        55 11 -AFP Fertility scientists, here's a bit of news you could use: Awoman who had been barren for several years has reportedly conceived, thanks to a ride on a fierce rollercoaster. Her gynaecologist thinks the G-force of the ride may have triggered a surge in hormones that led
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        CASHING IN ON 'FREEBIE' MEALS
        49 11 London's well-heeled are sneaking for meals into soup kitchens set up for the poor. The authorities plan to clamp down on this "freebie" after a man reportedly saved enough money to buy a football season ticket after saving on his dinners, reported The Telegraph.
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    • KEY ISSUES
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        MANAGEMENT REFORM
        38 11 UN PROPOSAL: Shift in management responsibility from General Assembly to UN secretary-general. WHO'S FOR/AGAINST: Western nations in favour. Developing nations fear loss of control by General Assembly. OUTCOME: Talks have fallen apart ahead of the summit.
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        DEVELOPMENT
        42 11 UN PROPOSAL: Global commitment to Millennium Development Goals (MDG). WHO IS FOR/AGAINST: US was almost alone in opposition, but came around after pressure from Kofi Annan. EXPECTED OUTCOME: Agreement. But watch out for loopholes that could give wriggling room forthe US.
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        NON-PROLIFERATION
        36 11 UN PROPOSAL: A warning that proliferation is the greatest threat to peace. WHO'S FOR/AGAINST: Nuclear and nonnuclear states at a stand-off. EXPECTED OUTCOME: No agreement unless a balance can be found between disarmament and non-proliferation
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        TERRORISM
        38 11 UN PROPOSAL: Killing of civilians is unacceptable. WHO'S FOR/AGAINST: West in favour. Islamic nations say right to resist foreign occupation would be curbed. EXPECTED OUTCOME: Definition not agreed. Hopes for resolution to pressure states to discourage incitement.
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon isay AN ICON OR A COSTLY MISTAKE?
      337 12  -  Charles Tan Meah Yang news@newstoday.com.sg THE $600-million Esplanade sprang a leak soon after it opened in October 2002-as if to preview the act Singing in the Rain, which was brought in at great cost To date, it boasts only one major local production
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    • SHORT TAKES
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        'SPECIAL' TREATMENT FOR MAIDS?
        91 13  -  VINNYANIS: I was referred to a specialist at Gleneagles Hospital. I called his office and my call was picked up by his assistant. She probably guessed from my accent that I was a Filipina. Instead of asking my name first, she said: "Are you a maid?"
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        LET'S ADOPT A MATURE ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE
        101 13  -  RAJ M MAIDEN: Thankyou to Ms Constance Singam for a very inspiring piece "Let the age wave begin in Singapore" (Sept 12). Her suggestions on invigorating the "mature" citizens here are valid, necessary and doable. I find the tendency to retire early and
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        IF ONLY WE WERE AS RESPONSIBLE AS THE NUMBER OF DUSTBINS WE HAVE
        136 13  -  DRTANCHEKWEE: I refer to June Seah's letter, "Spare us the runaround" (Sept 12). I, too, stay next to a school where the outside of its fence is likewise "decorated" with bottles, plastic bags etcetera. Let's not blame
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      Is making copies of credit cards legal?
      125 13  -  KUMAR PILLAYTHANGAVALU Letter from CAN the relevant authority kindly advise if it is appropriate for organisations, outlets, hotels et cetera to photocopy credit cards? On a handful of occasions, copies of both sides of my credit card were made. When I asked about
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      294 14  -  bnv \1 BY HELPING A SINGLE MUM Many years ago, my wife, Shirley, was working around the house one morning when a knock came at the front door. When she opened it, there stood a young woman in her late teens, who called herself Sally. "I'm
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      Let's start campaign to ride to work
      329 14  -  LIM THIAM POH Motorcycles the answer to rising fuel prices, traffic congestion Letter from FUEL prices are heading north and are expected to continue to rise further in the years to come. Land is scarce in Singapore and adding more cars on the
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      Double white lines do not work
      152 14  -  CHEAH SIN TATT Letter from RECENTLY, there were some letters about "accidents waiting to happen" in front of Raffles Town Club/Wayang Satu Flyover leading to a response from the Land Transport Authority/Traffic Police "Double white lines better here" (Sept 7). However, in spite of
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      Is the solution really that simple?
      188 15  -  PREETIATHAVLE Letter from I WAS a trifle bewildered when I read the letter written by Mr Ong Seng Eng of National Environment Agency (NEA), "Make that green swap: Start using durable bags instead of plastic ones" (Sept 9) If it were a simple matter
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      Give overseas scholarships to mature youth
      332 15  -  VINCENT NGTECK SOON If the idea is to bring back ideas to Singapore, 18-year-olds may not fit the bill Letter from THE scholarship system was introduced to groom potential leaders. Promising youth are sent overseas for an education in the hope that exposure to
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      Grooming volunteers
      125 15  -  BENEDICT CHEONG Letter from Chief Executive Officer National Council of Social Service IN RESPONSE to the letter "Advertise for board members" and the article "Business suits on VWO boards" (Sept 12), the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) agrees that there is a need for a holistic approach
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  • Business today
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      Lock icon Temasek to sell $1.7b of bonds
      499 16 BLOOMBERG Investment firm's maiden offering to have 10-year tenor, likely priced at least 0.4% above US Treasuries TEMASEK Holdings will sell US$l billion ($1.67 billion) of bonds in its maiden debt offering, giving investors access to the first toprated global bond from Asia outside
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      AKIRA LIFESTYLE LAUNCHES NEW AIR MASSAGE CHAIR WITH 3-D MUSIC
      115 16 THE D.STRESS6OOOAVAkira Air Massage is here, boasting new features that include audio-visual synchronisation massage with revolutionary 3D-surround audio speakers and enhanced positioning precision massage mechanisms for a realistic hand-massage therapy. There are also eight intelligent massage programmes five healthcare and
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      Lock icon SP's operating profit up35% at $1.4b
      112 16 -BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Power's (SP) operating profit surged 35 per cent to $1.4 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, according to the bond sale documents of its parent company, Temasek Holdings. SP, which plans to raise about Asl billion ($1.3 billion) selling shares
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    • SGX top rises
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        Lock icon Singapore
        132 16 -DOWJONES SHARES rose yesterday as lower oil prices boosted sentiment. Benchmark crude prices have fallen below US$65 per barrel and "for this week this could provide some reprieve for the market," said OCBC Investment research manager Carmen Lee. TheST Index rose 23.83 points, or 1.04 per cent, to 2,325.11.
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        Lock icon World markets
        63 16 SGX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 12,896.43 +204.39 +1.61 Hang Seng 15,199.79 +34.02 +0.22 All Ordinaries 4,437.50 +4.80 +0.11 Taiwan Wtd 6,164.98 +45.92 +0.75 Korea Comp 1,158.36 +5.86 +0.51 KLCI 919.07 +1.15 +0.13 SET Index 712.80 +0.02 0.00 Jakarta Comp 1,105.65 +7.20 +0.66 Phils Comp
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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        Your S$1 buys
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        330 18 Budget carrier relies on low fares to compete with other airlines TIGER Airways, a budget carrier owned by Singapore Airlines (SIA), said it would keep to its strategy of not adding a fuel surcharge as it relies on low fares to compete with other
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        213 18 —AGENCIES NEW DELHI Bharti Enterprises, which owns India's biggest cellular phone company, pulled out of bidding for a stake in Delhi airport, saying its partner, Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise, was not confident of meeting some bid conditions. "Changi Airport of Singapore has conveyed
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        Sin Soon Huat shares up on stake sale news
        187 18  -  CHOW PENN NEE MAINBOARD-listed Sin Soon Huat's shares jumped 20 per cent yesterday on news that its majority shareholders were looking to sell their shares in the company. "The company understands that there have been negotiations by the majority shareholders to
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        535 20 Guarantor's woes and options In response to our article, "The ABCs of being a guarantor", published on Aug 30, Today reader MICHAEL CHAN (not his real name) recounts how he became a guarantor three years ago and tells us he is still paying for his mistake till this day. "lN
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        667 21  -  VALERIE LAW Investing in wine is a growing trend in Asia valerie@newstoday.com.sg WINE appreciation may have been imported from the West, but Singaporeans and Hong Kongers are now the biggest buyers per capita of premium wines for investment, according to a wine brokerage. "Consumption and
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        Building a future
        496 22 Housing charity improves lives around the world SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg BUILDING dwellings for the homeless can be good for brand building too. But often the motivation is purely to give back to society and not for any material benefit. That was how Mr Hosea Lai, who was doing
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        Have a cuppa and try our broadband
        153 22  -  SOMETIMES all it takes to sell a product is a simple cup of tea. To demonstrate the superiority of its Max Online broadband internet access, telecommunications company Starhub recently came up with a novel promotional campaign. At the recently concluded COMEX 2005, an
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        653 23  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg JAPAN'S technology giant Toshiba could easily be a metaphor for the Japanese technology sector's sustainability and longevity. Like the transformation of Japan itself from war-enfeebled insularity into an economic powerhouse in just half a century, the company which started out as a manufacturer of
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          112 23  -  IN a crowded market where dozens of competitors are pushing the same product, how do you grab the attention of consumers inured to gimmicky blandishments from marketers? You let 'em chill out literally and figuratively. That is exactly what beverage company Fraser Neave
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        Spa Finder boss sees potential in integrated resorts
        387 23  -  GREGWALDRON news@newstoday.com.sg WHAT interests spa expert Susie Ellis about Singapore's proposed Integrated Resorts is not the potential for casinos, but the potential for spas. Mrs Ellis, who is the president of the New York-based Spa Finder was in town recently and she
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        500 25  -  ARIELTAM Fuji Xerox Printers' expansion into Soho, SME markets has paid off a riel@newstoday.com.sg MENTION Fuji Xerox printI ers and most would equate them with hefty, performanceintensive printing machines targeted at the high-end enterprise market. In the last two years, however, the company's strategic direction
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        Skype-high buy for eBay
        139 25 ONLINE auction house I eßay Inc is buying Internet phone company Skype Technologies for about US$2.6 billion ($4.3 billion). The move will allow the ecommerce firm to introduce a communications engine to its business, creating new monetisation opportunities for the company. eßay will acquire all of
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        Look into these Windows
        215 25  -  ELAINE NG MICROSOFT gave a I sneak peek of its soon-to-ship products, including Windows Vista, Visual Studio 2005, and SQL Server 2005 at a regional conference, Tech-Ed Asia 2005, last month. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, a tool for software developers, has improved features that include a
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        Back to school for NEC
        380 26  -  ELAINE NG Blade servers find niche in education sector elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg I BLADE servers have become I increasingly popular, thanks to their space-saving form factor and ease of installation. To capitalise on this growing market, NEC Corporation, which launched the world's first blade server in 2001,
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        Whatever IT takes, we'll manage
        306 26  -  I BUSINESSES want to focus I on selling their products and services instead of dealing with the complications of running their IT departments. That is where managed services such as network support, operations and maintenance come in handy, allowing businesses to concentrate on their core
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          FUJITSU ESPRIMO E3200 DESKTOP PC
          95 26 Fujitsu's Esprimo E3200 comes with proprietary Fan Control technology, which offers thermal management and noise-level reductions. In standby mode, the system generates only 26db of noise lower than the whisper voice level of 30db. The Esprimo E3200 features a small convertible desktop footprint. USB and
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        Who are you?
        774 27  -  ADRIAAN PELZER Anonymity tools: A boon for criminals, but also a godsend for those who value their privacy online infotech@newstoday.com.sg I GREW up on a farm in South Africa, where a single telephone line was shared between all the residents in the area. Before making a call,
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          SUSE OUT NOVELL'S NEW RELEASE
          100 27 Novell's latest edition, SUSE Linux 10.0, is the first to include input from the recentlylaunched openSUSE project, a community initiative sponsored by Novell. SUSE Linux 10.0 will include code changes and bug fixes based on developer input from across the global Linux community. In addition
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          AN IRONCLAD EMAIL GATEWAY
          41 27 CipherTrust's latest version of its gateway security appliance, IronMail Gateway 6.0, stops inbound email threats and protects against outbound policy and compliance violations. This version offers improved enterprise integration, easier implementation and daily maintenance, and advanced reporting.
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          FOR ADVERTISERS, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
          92 27 Microsoft has launched a paid search tool MSN Keywords that aims to give advertisers more control over their search campaigns with automated tools and audience intelligence services. Some features include Keyword Selection, which allows advertisers to indicate who they want to reach based on geographic
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          SUN'S NEW SUITE IS SIXTH IN LINE
          42 27 The Sun Java Integration Suite is the sixth suite in Sun Microsystems' standards-based Java Enterprise System and is a result of the company's acquisition of SeeBeyond. It is available with perpetual licence and subscription pricing.
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      227 18 pif w>£ llfife^if in MIS /s looted Best in Marketing Education by Edupoii 2005! Get the mis 1 Advantage. TanKianHeng AWARDED BY MARKETING INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE As the National Professional Sales Engineer Body for Sales and ZSZSZ* "iP'oma in Sales and Marketing .JTSSTL Sales and Marketing 51 Successful Intakes relevant
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      193 26 YOU DON'T NEED MORE SOFTWARE. YOU NEED SOFTWARE THAT DOES MORE: SAP BUSINESS ONE. I No one has to tell you: no small business runs itself. But SAP Business One is about as close as you I can get. Designed specifically for business like yours, SAP Business One is an
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      80 26 Looking to the future^3aLm r* fa HwPw^ipimiiipiMi^piipnPH The sports industry is growing BfjllWffflillißS»Bilffl»liT»S^^ and now is the time to start BfffWiWBBSBWB !J|lB|i(BJnl!ji|jfBfBJBBBHEB8lBmBffl!B preparing a professional career t" be pai t of it.' "By 2010 the Singapore Sports Council aims to double the value of the sports industry to $1.4 billion
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      169 27 Win with the complete range of storage innovations Seagate's Momentus range of mobile storage solutions gives you greater choices than ever before. A Six. n *s I At Seagate, we understand your needs. That's why we have designed the Momentus range of notebook hard drives. With spin speeds of 4200
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      1004 28  -  Zul Othman Singapore can boast several fine bands right now, but is the country ready to listen? THE Singapore music scene appears to be swinging again. In the last month, three high profile, crit-ically-acclaimed bands have released new albums. The Observatory's Blank Walls, Ronin's Do Or
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        101 28  -  b V Zul Ottoman Rock Swings BIG-BAND covers of rock classics? Sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Paul Anka -former teen idol and the man responsible for penning Frank Sinatra's My Way- pulls it off with suitable aplomb. Packed with covers of Oasis' Wonderwall, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen
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        The Rakes
        86 28 Capture/Release A SPLENDID ode to the working class, London band The Rakes' debut is a celebration of the nine-to-five life. But things are far from mundane on this debut-the quartet employ sheer sass to create a batch of tunes (particularly Strasbourg, We Are All Animals and Binary Love)
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        62 28 Late Registration GOING by his second album. Late Registration, the admirable thing about Kanye West is his adventurous spirit. He's done something even Jay-Z couldn't pull off: Deliver an album driven by delusions of grandeur and still come up trumps. First single Diamonds From Sierra Leone is spookily
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      MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
      104 28 Director Eric Khoo took time out from promoting Be With Me to tell us why the surf sound is so special. ERIC KHOO ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS The Beach Boys were at the peak of their genius when Brian Wilson was the leader of the
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      CAN RADIO BUILD THE LOCAL STAR?
      270 29  -  ZUL OTHMAN THE criticism has been repeated so often it sounds like a broken record: Singapore bands don't get enough airplay on radio. So should Singapore follow the Philippines and Australia and implement regulations forcing radio stations to air local music? Power 98FM's creative
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        STOMPIN' GROUND
        58 29 Hardcore posse Stompin' Ground are best remembered for their high-energy live shows at The Substation. Despite only having had four releases in their 16-year existence, they have opened for visiting bands The Buzzcocks and The Rollins Band, and have penned songs as diverse as the snarling Tunnel Vision
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        HERITAGE
        48 29 While other bands remain content just cranking out straight covers of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones and Deep Purple classics. Heritage have been pushing musical boundaries by infusing rock, blues, jazz and Eastern influences into their songs. Heritage set the pace for the current experimentalism in Singapore rock.
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        THE OBSERVATORY
        48 29 Their debut Time of Rebirth (2004) proved that you don't need to drown your music out with fuzz to be good. Their latest album Blank Walls has sealed their reputation, as the group upped the noise level with the addition of exciting new drummer Adam Shah.
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        US CONCERT RAISED $251 MILLION FOR KATRINA VICTIMS
        61 30 SHELTER from the Storm: A Concert forthe Gulf Coast raised more than US$150 million ($251 million) for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Featuring top actors and musicians, including Bruce Willis, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, U2 and the Dixie Chicks —the one-hour
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        LENNON HAD A VIOLENT TEMPER, CLAIMS FIRST WIFE
        79 30 JOHN Lennon's first wife said the late Beatle had a violent temper. In an excerpt from John, Cynthia Lennon wrote that John had struck her after seeing her dance with his friend Stuart Sutcliffe. "Before I could speak he raised his arm
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      283 30 Pop diva joins her director husband at film festival in Toronto TORONTO Broken bones could not keep US pop diva Madonna from travelling to Toronto to support her husband, director Guy Ritchie said on Sunday where he was seeking a distributor for his latest film
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      Lock icon The kisser bares all
      434 31  -  RAHUL VENKIT Starlet not giving up Bollywood despite international debut ra hul.venkit@newstoday.com.sg BOLLYWOOD'S latest sex symbol Mallika Sherawat sure knows how to attract attention. In town to promote Stanley Tong's action flick The Myth, which opens here on Sept 23, she asked permission from press photographers
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        32 32 PRACTISING WHAT IS PREACHED: Health pros (from left) Mohd Reza, Sharon Lim and Louisa Zhang try to follow the healthy lifestyles that they encourage their patients and clients to adopt.
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        The professionals
        570 32  -  REETA RAMAN How do these three health experts keep themselves in peak condition? reeta@newstoday.com.sg THEY earn a living by keeping us fit and healthy. They help us lose flab, get into shape and encourage us to eat properly. But do health professionals, such as nutritionists, therapists and fitness
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        Milk ... it is not just for making moustaches
        167 33  - Milk it is not just for making moustaches BRENDACHEW THERE'S more to the goodness of milk than its taste. We all know that milk is a good source of calcium, but most of us are unaware of the substance that contributes to the calcium content of milk. Caesin, the protein
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        308 33 KRT Rumours and myths abound among young IT seemed like a logical question, but it drew shrieks and sniggers from the group of teens at Bible study. "If bleach kills viruses, then couldn't you use bleach to not get HIV after having sex?"
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        198 33 KRT Though information about HIV and Aids has been available for a generation, there are many myths about the virus and the disease. Here are some of the misconceptions young people have: Myth: If you have sex in a pool, you won't get pregnant or infected by
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        396 34 Celebrity health watch A nice smile boosts confidence, says Taiwanese pop star Taiwanese drama and pop sensation, Jerry Van of the pop group F4, is using his charming looks and charisma in his latest role as Oral-B's "smile" ambassador for its product range across
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        291 34 He diagnoses heart defects with his ears KRT HE PUTS his ear to a sick baby's chest, listens to the heartbeat, and knows instantly what is wrong. Sure, ultrasound machines can do the same thing. But can they see the subtle changes in a child's colouring? Do they answer every
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        489 35 BODY odour is medically known as bromhidrosis. It may be the result of poor hygiene or due to intrinsic and organic causes. HOMEOPATHY "When a homeopath treats a person with body odour, they take into consideration the patient's physical, mental and emotional built," said Dr Pallavi Dialani,
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        573 36  -  REETA RAMAN New treatment available for psoriasis sufferers reeta@newstoday.com.sg THEY can sometimes draw unwanted stares and attention because of the unsightly rashes on the body. Sometimes, patients' relationships are affected by the rashes as well. In other instances, psoriasis sufferers, such as
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        574 37 I AM 30 years old. Six months after my marriage, I had a greenish yellow vaginal discharge. Since then, I have had more such discharges and have to change more than two panty-liners on certain days. The discharge is sometimes fluid
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        40 37 Until Sept 18, find out what is the healthy weight for you. Call the Health Promotion Board's Health Line at 1800 848 1313. Take part in the call-in weekly contest and you could win prizes.
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          59 37 Doctors will touch on the new treatments for psoriasis, a common skin condition, explain its nature and tell what causes it and how to prevent it. Date: Sept 17 Time: 2.30pm to spm Venue: HDB HUB Convention Centre Auditorium (basement) Registration/Enquiries: Free admission. For registration or
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          PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASE IN LUPUS
          83 37 Lupus can affect joints, muscles, skin, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Doctors will share how you can prevent kidney disease in lupus at this talk in English, with simultaneous Mandarin translation. Date: Sept 17 Time: Noon to spm Venue: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Conference Room 1
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          WHAT TO DO ABOUT CHEMOTHERAPYINDUCED NAUSEA AND VOMITING
          57 37 Patients undergoing or about to undergo chemotherapy, and their caregivers, may find this forum useful. Date: Sept 17 Time: 2.30pm to 4.30pm Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Ballroom 1 Registration: Free for all patients and their caregivers Enquiries: Call Jasmine at 6347 2000 or
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      448 32 In collaboration with: >f-> Health f/ Promotion r Board Four steps to prevent gum disease. You probably know three of them. Do you know the fourth? First of all, should you worry overmuch about BRUSHING oral care in the first place? Start with brushing at least nnTlrf twice a day;
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      687 34 Outperform with a Sharp Mind We all know the importance of performing to our optimum level at work, especially in today's changing economic climate. Increasing work loads and late nights demand we stay sharp and alert to remain on top of things, to take control of situations. The Key to
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      201 36 r*r i*iiird^ii■Ji ijiL^ti My ?\i tß^m fir **^X P»JEM* |ji{*g Bt ■»< ~^y\\"▼ '-*r^ Constipation Who is at risk? Indigestion, Gastric Pain, Cramps and Bloating I improve my bowel habits? Could this be Irritable Bowel? I Speaker Dr Gwee Kok Ann Consultant Gastroenterologist Physician, President of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
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      125 37 I Hair Problems? Chinese Herbal c Modern living can create an imbalance in your body, leading to dull and lifeless hair. Get to the root of the problem with Heritage's H^sl I t£lCl Shou-Wu Plus.These capsules provide nutrients to hair follicles and help maintain the production of colour pigments. Established
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